Drawing on the well-loved video game, Shinobi7 has been working away on Sonic Battle Racers which is going to be hitting the tabletop in February.

Sonic Battle Racers has you taking on the role of one of the main Sonic The Hedgehog cast, rushing around the board looking to pick up as many coins as possible whilst avoiding other racers and of course dangerous hazards.

Each character has their own set of abilities and a special power which can be unlocked by collecting rings giving each stage a great sense of fun. The game also comes with four miniatures as you'll have seen above acting as the game tokens you'll be moving around the board.

Expansions

As well as the main game there will be a wealth of expansions too. One of them immediately caught my eye as you can throw Eggman into the mix as a Boss.

Each set gives you a new challenge to undertake, a boss to face off against as well as a racer version too. You also get new tracks to race on as well making these seem like a fun little addition to the mix.

As you might imagine, the expanded cast from Sonic is also available to snap up to giving you new options to shake up gameplay. Here we have Big...

...and Vector. Now, I know who Big is and I've seen Vector back in the mists of time but the rest of the racers seen HERE I don't really know at all.

If you've got kids who love themselves a bit of Sonic then this might be a good shout. I am very tempted to give this a go and see just how the races work!

I remember this game went to KS (and I’m pretty sure it took late pledges through Indiegogo). I remember seeing a lot of characters on there, so I’m expecting they have releases for a while.

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Taylor

There were a few KS exclusives, such as a deluxe box for storing the full game, and the special character was Super Sonic, which won’t be available at retail. Many character expansions as well as a couple boss expansions are available. Shadow is actually a boss expansion, which comes with new track segments.

Was this a Kickstarter? How have I missed this? I know someone who absolutely loves sonic the hedgehog, this could be a nice birthday treat.

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Most of the game will be available at the retail level, but will come in the form of a base game (34.99), after which you’d buy expansions (9.99-24.99) to get everything.

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Frank Hill

I too missed the kickstarter on this.
My daughter would LOVE this game, she is Sonic mad!
I contacted Shinobi asking if it was possible to order a pledge for the whole game, all Add ons, but as yet I’ve had no reply, it was last year I contacted them.
Does anyone have a personal contact that could help me communicate twith them please? I tried sending sales another email, will keep my fingers crossed.
Also I checked the link to the Shinobi site but there are no prices on any of it from what I can see?

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I was a backer during the Kickstarter campaign, and I paid 150 US for the full gig. Based on an update from Kickstarter, MSRP for the base game (4 characters, 6 track sections, no bosses) is $34.99. The Eggman expansion which includes the boss profile and 6 more track sections will be $24.99. Based on other info from Kickstarter, each other character expansion would be $10 each. You’ll have to wait until it hits retail, as the late pledge option has already ended quite some time ago unfortunately. Hope this answers some questions.

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Frank Hill

So about $220 all in?
Are there any UK distributors, I’m a Brit trapped in the chaos of all this BREXIT madness…
Is there a list for people wanting in on the Kickstarter if anyone wants to drop out?
Would Shinobi consider allowing the exclusive characters if I pre-ordered (cash now in advance, perhaps there’s still time to scale up their Kickstarter numbers a bit)?
I only stumbled on the Kickstarter by chance, as I was surfing online for a Sonic Screwdriver…

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Taylor

I’m afraid I don’t know who Shinobi will be distributing to. As for the exclusives, they’ve probably produced all of them already and won’t be making any more. I don’t know yet if they have any plans for leftover products or any post production items.

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Frank Hill

Also, please Eternal, if you don’t mind me asking:
Did Shinobi manage to include the “loop the loop”, perhaps by putting magnets into the characters bases?
Do you think this would be a great addition to this game, perhaps?

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I haven’t seen any loop-de-loops in the track pieces I’ve seen. If they made them, it’s a surprise. Different track areas have different gimmicks though, such as oil spaces in the Oil Ocean expansion, and I think moving walkways in the Metallic Madness expansion. They post updates once in a while with Kickstarter backers, so I can provide more details if they arise.